Winthrop Chandler (6 April 1747 – 29 July 1790) was an American artist known for his portraits, mainly of family members and neighbors, and a few landscapes.

Over time he pursued a variety of visual arts, including gilding, carving and illustrating, as well as portraiture, landscape and house painting.

Despite a modest family inheritance, Chandler soon began to experience financial difficulties that would continue throughout his life.

[2] During this period his son Charles as well as his wife died, and his remaining children were sent to live with relatives, possibly his sister, since he painted Mrs. Crafts, née Mahitible Chandler in 1781.

"In contrast to the many itinerant artists of the time, Chandler did not travel in search of commissions, and most of his sitters were family members or neighbors"[1] of whom he made about 50 portraits.